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industrial PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 582 industrial PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Leveraging Machine Learning for Design Optimisation of Mechanical Metamaterials

Supervisory Team. Professor Jordan Cheer. The main aim of this PhD is to design advanced and novel mechanical metamaterials that can achieve high levels of noise and vibration isolation. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Cheer
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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FULLY FUNDED PhD - The effect of preweaning milk replacer intake on growth, rumen development and long-term productivity of dairy calves, including economic and environmental cost benefit analysis.

'To apply, please click institution website'. Project Description. We are inviting applications for a fully funded cross-disciplinary industrial partnership project. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr KD Denholm, Dr RJ Jones, Dr JC Cooke
 27 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Next-Generation Robotic Electromagnetic Non-Destructive Evaluation for Welding, Additive Manufacturing, and Automated Fiber Placement

Conventional electromagnetic (EM) NDE methods are well established for surface and near-surface inspection of metallic components, but their deployment remains largely manual, offline, and poorly integrated with modern manufacturing automation. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof S.G. Pierce, Dr E Mohseni
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding
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Enhancing Membrane-Free Alkaline Electrolysis for Sustainable Hydrogen Production (Ref: LU-EnerHy 2026-27/004)

This PhD studentship is part of the Engineering Hydrogen NetZero (EnerHy) Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT), an EPSRC-funded initiative focused on advancing research and training in green hydrogen and wind energy. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Calnan
 31 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The Fusion Engineering Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT)

We offer 40 fully funded studentships every year, across the partner universities, to focus on the engineering challenges of fusion energy generation. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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The Fusion Engineering Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT)

We offer 40 fully funded studentships every year, across the partner universities, to focus on the engineering challenges of fusion energy generation. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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The Fusion Engineering Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT)

We offer 40 fully funded studentships every year, across the partner universities, to focus on the engineering challenges of fusion energy generation. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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The Fusion Engineering Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT)

We offer 40 fully funded studentships every year, across the partner universities, to focus on the engineering challenges of fusion energy generation. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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Modelling of subsea cable flow induced vibration effects in offshore wind farms

This PhD scholarship is offered by the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience, a partnership between the Universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Gan, Prof J Gilbert, Prof W Coombs
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Electromagnetic Sensing for High-Temperature Microstructural Evolution

This PhD redefines electromagnetic sensing by moving beyond magnetic permeability-dominated approaches to establish a conductivity-driven eddy-current framework for tracking microstructural evolution at high temperature. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Davis, Dr F Zhou
 25 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Droplet Impacts with Functional Surfaces

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P D Hicks, Dr Y Tanino
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Robust and Lightweight Authentication for IoT Networks

1. Research Background and Motivation. The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly transforming sectors such as healthcare, smart cities, industrial systems, and critical infrastructure. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr BG Ghaleb, Prof A Al-Dubai
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Balanced Circularly Polarised MIMO Antennas for High-Performance IoT Networks

The Internet of Things (IoT) will connect billions of devices in the coming decade, enabling transformative applications across smart homes, healthcare, transport, and industrial automation. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C H See, Dr NOP Ojaroudi Parchin
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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VAPShield: Development of next-generation endotracheal tube materials for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Critically ill patients often depend on life-saving devices such as breathing tubes, called endotracheal. tubes (ETTs), to help them breathe when they cannot do so on their own. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Wylie, Prof C McCoy
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Next-Generation High-level Disinfectants: Targeting Bacterial Persistence on Medical Surfaces

This PhD project explores the development and mechanistic evaluation of advanced disinfection technologies targeting bacterial spores and biofilm-forming pathogens on hard surfaces and medical devices. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Wylie, Prof C McCoy
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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